Innovation as a social process: Elihu Thomson and the rise of General Electric, 1870-1900
Book
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· Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)
OSTI ID:7085802
This book traces the development of the General Electric Corporation by following the career of inventor Elihu Thomson, who along with Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, achieved recoginition for the rapid emergence of electric light and power in America. The author explores Thomson's development as an inventor and scientist. He goes on to examine how Thomson applied his innovation and scientific skills in the marketplace, tracks the development of the Thomson-Houston Company and subsequent merger with Edison into General Electric. Book review.
- OSTI ID:
- 7085802
- Journal Information:
- Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States) Vol. 258:5090; ISSN SCIEAS; ISSN 0036-8075
- Publisher:
- New York, NY (United States); Cambridge University Press
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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